Once again I must thank the team of professionals who helped to put this book into your hands: my wonderful agent, Susannah Taylor; my incredibly patient editor, Amy Pierpont; and my most excellent copy editor, Carrie Andrews (all mistakes—particularly those involving eye color—are my own). In addition, Amy’s assistant (and editor in her own right!), Lauren Plude, always knows what’s going on, Diane Luger from the GCP Art Department has put together a gorgeous cover, and Nick Small and Joan Schulhafer from publicity have worked tirelessly to make sure my books are actually read.
Thank you all.